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Biography

Homer S. Black was born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1935. He attended Nederland, Texas public schools and graduated from Nederland High School in 1952. Upon graduation from high school, he enrolled in Texas A & M College and graduated with a B.Sc. in 1956. He was commissioned in the United States Air Force. Completing active-duty obligation he attended Sam Houston State College where he earned a M.Ed. in 1960 and matriculated at Louisiana State University. earning the Ph.D. in Biochemistry of Plant Diseases in 1964. Dr. Black was awarded a position as a National Academy of Science/National Research Council Research Associate at the Southern Regional Research Lab in New Orleans where he researched effects of Aflatoxin B₁ on de novo protein synthesis. This research was continued at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Hospital in Houston as a Welch Post-doctoral fellow in Biochemistry. Dr. Black then spent two years teaching at Sam Houston State University. He returned to research in 1968, joining the Dermatology Department at Baylor College of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He received a M.S.A. (Business/Health Science Administration) from the University of Houston in 1977.

Research interests:

His research interests have been on the influence of type and level of dietary fat and antioxidants on UV-Carcinogenesis, including the role of Oxidative Stress and Reactive Oxygen Species in carcinogenesis.

No. of published articles:

Dr. Black has co-authored one book and published over 150 papers in peer reviewed Journals, Reviews, and Chapters.